1. WRT54G v2.2
2. it works fine for me, but i have set the packet size in the preference of BT client into 4096. If this is changed to "Auto", then the router would hang frequently.
Here is the sympton, first , the power led flashes and it looks llike to reboot itself. After few time of power led flashing, the router hang, and so need to replug the ac power at the back of the router .

3. i have never tried firmware 2.0b3, and update it from the official 3.03.1.

2. Let Shareaza running lastnight, this morning I could not even access the router's admin page. Still, all the lights behaved like if everything was ok. I could see the ethernet and WAN ports blinking.

the problem really lies with BT opening too many connections. WRT's and most routers are not built for heavy bandwidth useage. i suggest if possible though to restrict the QOS by at least 20% therefore making QOS max upload of 80% of totaly bandwidth, this may help. dont use any more than 80% you will choke the router.

the problem really lies with BT opening too many connections. WRT's and most routers are not built for heavy bandwidth useage. i suggest if possible though to restrict the QOS by at least 20% therefore making QOS max upload of 80% of totaly bandwidth, this may help. dont use any more than 80% you will choke the router.

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Indeed, though this patch should help a bit, but the weakest link will break everything (like the modem or your isp, that could limit the concurrent connections). The best way is to limit the connections in your p2p client.

I have a WRT54GS 1.0. Never had a problem with stock firmware or Hyperwrt 2.0b4. I forward my ports (not default ports) for Azureus and eMule, have QOS setup so the kids can still use their connection while I'm hammering the bandwidth, always have a fresh install of windows in a Norton Ghost image file so if I screw anything up, it only takes 2 minutes to restore everything. Don't have Service Pack 2 yet because I couldn't install my sound card driver with it installed.

1.) People should check to make sure ports are forwarded through router.
2.) Software Firewall isn't blocking connections to peers.
3.) UPNP through Azureus is finicky (works sometimes) with my router so I turn off UPNP in Azureus and forward ports maually in router.
4.) Overlooked: SP2 has a limitation of 10 half-open connections at the same time. This serverly inhibits any P2P program. Patch this one for sure.
5.) Don't change settings in P2P programs you don't understand. Reinstalling the program doesn't usually help with screwed up settings because the registry keeps these settings for you even if you uninstall the program first.

I don't think this is a firmware problem, but I could be wrong. Most of the time when I find the solution to one of my problems, it seems like it should have been obvious. Sometimes it helps to doublecheck everything even though you have done so already. Don't randomly change things without keeping track of what you did or it could hurt more then help. Change only one thing at a time and test that. Anyways. . . My 2 cents.

4.) Overlooked: SP2 has a limitation of 10 half-open connections at the same time. This serverly inhibits any P2P program. Patch this one for sure.

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For people who want to increase the connection limit to whatever value they want, below is a link to some freeware software that will make the change for you. When you have the software go 'Special' --> 'Connection limit' --> 'Yes, I got it' --> then set your value. This is complete reversable, but the author posts a warning:

"The connection limit wasn't established by Microsoft without a reason. It should prevent rapid spreading of viruses and worms if a computer gets infected. That's why they limited it to 10 connections at a time... Some applications, like, for example, filesharing tools, can't unfold their capacity when the maximum connection limit is too low. Please don't raise the connection limit if you don't really need it. Look into the event viewer (start->run 'Eventvwr.msc'->system). When you see entries with the event ID 4226, the system is telling you that the connection limit has been reached."

Before having the router I connected my computer directly to my ADSL Modem. I never had problems with P2P apps, I use only Emule Plus (eDonkey network) and Azureus (bittorrent). So I can say I have no problems with the programs, the OS, my NIC or ADSL Modem.

When I began using the router I had the first P2P problems after a few days. The router came with the firmware 2.07.1. I upgraded to hyperwrt 1.4 but nothing changes. Now I am running 2.0b4 and after a week of heavy use it still runs fine, which is an improvement!